Folding chair



s. G. McCUL LOUGH' Folding-Chair;

No. 226,092 Patented lvlar. 30., 1880.

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SAMUEL e. MGGULLOUGH, OF SIDNEY, OHIO.

FOLDING CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 226,092, dated March 30, 1880.

Application filed December 2, 1879.

To all whom tt may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL G. MGOUL- LOUGH, of Sidney, in the county of Shelby, and

in the State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Chairs; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a folding chair, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my chair unfolded for use. Fig. 2 shows the chair partially folded, and Fig. 3 is a detailed view of a part thereof.

A A'arc the front legs, and B B the rear legs, of my chair, the front and rear legs on each side being pivoted together so as to fold. The upper ends of the rear legs are connected by a stretcher, U, which is divided in the center and the two parts united by a hinge, a. The upper ends of the front legs, A A, are piv oted to side bars, D D, the lower ends of which are united by a stretcher, E, which is also divided in the center and the two parts united by a hinge, b.

To the stretchcrs U and E the seat F is fastened. This seat is made of canvas or other similar material, and cut in the center at front and rear, as shown at x at, opposite the hinges a b, to allow for the folding on the hinges.

The rear legs, B B, are connected to the two parts of the front stretcher, O, by inclined metallic braces G G.

The chair-back is formed of two side bars, H H, and a top stretcher, I, and said side bars are connected to the bars D D by short metal straps J J near the top, and also by inclined metallic braces L L, which latter extend down and connect with the inner ends of the two parts of the stretcher E. i

K is the canvas back, secured tothe side bars, H H.

The top stretcher, I, of the back is also divided in the center and the two parts united by a hinge, (Z.

By the use of the hinges on the various strctchers the chair may be folded into very small compass. When in use the chair is braced to prevent lateral movement by the iron braces G, passing from the legs to the front stretcher.

The back is braced in two ways: first, by the stretcher I, having tenons z' at its ends, which are inserted in holes in the side arms, whereby said stretcher may be turned when the chair is in use,'so that it cannot fold on its hinge, and when the chair is to be folded said stretcher may be turned so as to admit of folding on thehinge; second, by the iron braces L, passing from the back to stretcher E. These braces also serve to prevent any sagging of the stretcher at the point where it is hinged when weight is put on the chair.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a folding chair, the top stretcher, I, made in two parts united together by a hinge, and tenoned in the side bars, H H, so as to turn therein, for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination of the side bars, D D, back H I, divided hinged stretcher E, and the metal strips J J and braces L L, as and for the purposes herein set forth.

3. The combination of the legsAB, divided hinged stretchers O E 1, bars D H, braces G L, seat F, and back K, all constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purposes herein set'forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of September, 1879.

SAMUEL G. MOGULLOUGH.

Witnesses D. OLDHAM, J OHN S. WilsoN. 

